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Hieroglyphics ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠎⠞⠗⠑⠑⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠓⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠏⠗⠑⠞⠞⠽⠂⠀⠏⠗⠊⠍⠀
⠛⠊⠗⠇⠀⠀⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠞⠇⠑⠍⠁⠝⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠽⠍⠊⠎⠞⠄⠎⠲⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠎⠍⠕⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠁⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠇⠥⠃⠀⠺⠊⠝⠙⠕⠺⠀
⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠇⠽⠀⠀⠋⠁⠊⠇⠎⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠎
⠀⠝⠕⠺⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠀
⠛⠑⠝⠞⠇⠑⠺⠕⠍⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠃⠗⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠎⠀⠏⠑⠗⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠀
⠠⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠝⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠙⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠶⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠶⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠞⠺⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠽⠕⠥⠀⠎⠑⠑⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠕⠗⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠊⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠲⠀⠠⠁⠗⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠎⠕⠂⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠞⠑⠝⠞⠓⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠍⠁⠝⠙⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠋⠀⠀⠺⠑
⠀⠙⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠎⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠀⠠⠓⠕⠍⠑⠗⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠙⠥⠇⠇⠀⠀
⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠉⠕⠧⠑⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠭⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠁⠎⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠎⠂⠀⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀
⠍⠽⠀⠇⠊⠍⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀
⠃⠗⠁⠊⠝⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠽⠀⠑⠝⠧⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠎⠏⠑⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀
⠺⠕⠝⠄⠞⠀⠁⠇⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠕⠙⠽⠎⠎⠑⠽⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀

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